A federal grand jury has indicted two people from Canal Winchester on unrelated charges that include tax evasion.

Karin A. Hazel, 41, also known as Karin A. Caruso and Karin A. Corbin, was charged with two counts of filing a false federal income tax return with the IRS, 10 counts of loan application fraud and 10 counts of money laundering.

According to the indictment, Hazel is alleged to have filed false income tax returns for the 2007 and 2008, where she claimed to have $67,702 in wages in 2007 and $67,701 in wages for 2008. It is alleged in the indictment that she did not have wages and salaries equal to those amounts.

The indictment also alleges between October 2007 and March 2009 she made false statements and provided false documentation to the Bank of America in connection with loan applications for the purpose of aiding and assisting her clients in the purchases of properties. Also between December 2008 and March 2009, she is alleged to have made false statements and provided false documentation to Hartford Financial Services Inc., Assurity Financial Services LLC and the Federal Housing Administration in connection with a loan application for her to purchase property in the 6900 block of Pearce Lane in Canal Winchester.

It also is alleged that between November 2007 and April 2009, Hazel committed money laundering offenses through wire transfers, the purchase of a cashier's check and other financial transactions totaling $257,233.52 in proceeds from the loan application activity, according to a news release from the IRS announcing the indictment.

If convicted, she could be sentenced up to three years in prison for filing false federal income tax returns and fine of up to $250,000. Committing loan application fraud is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million, and money laundering is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, according to the news release.

In an unrelated indictment, a federal grand jury also charged William David Taylor Sr., 50, of Canal Winchester, with two counts of filing a false federal income tax return with the IRS.

He is accused filing false tax returns for 2006 and 2007. He is alleged to have had income higher than what he reported in both years.

If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.